UNEMPLOYMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13954, 14 July 1909, Page 6

UNEMPLOYMENT.

ON RELIEF WORKS.

Per Press Association.

WELLINGTON, July 13. Twenty-four men commenced work for tlio citizens' relief committee at Victoria College grounds to-day. More will be put on as speedily as possible. The citizens' iund is now approaching £6OO. The Government have extended tho terms of the subsidy to embrace any useful work carried "out by public subscription.

A deputation waited on tlio • finance committee of the Harbour Hoard today, urging that pending works bo pushed on as speedily as possible. The committee met with a sympathetic reception.

It being pointed out at a meeting of the hospital trustees to-day that tho work at Victoria College will improve tho property owned by the trustees, authority was given for a subsidy not exceeding £25 to be paid. The Wellington Presbytery to-day passed a resolution recommending that collections for unemployed be taken up in the congregations. Some statements made at a recent citizen meeting wero criticised by the members of Presbytery, -who combatted the argument that standard wages should bo paid for relief work, it being feared that this would lead to others out of employment rushing to Wellington. The Rev. J. ,IC. Elliott thought 5s per day would bo a fair thing under present conditions.

LOOKING FOR, WORK

CHRISTCHURCH, July 13

A fairly largo number of men continue calling at the Trades Council enquiring for work. Some are new faces, and some have been frequent callers.

Tho final party of men to complete tho number required for tho CassJLiealey section of the Midland railway wore despatched to work to-day.